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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 14 Dec 1948

Vol. 113 No. 11

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Lee Hydro-Electric Scheme.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (a) how the landholders and fishery owners concerned will be compensated for loss and damage to their property and disturbance in the event of the Electricity Supply Board proceeding with their hydro-electric scheme on the River Lee; (b) who will decide the amount of the loss and damage caused and the extent of the interference suffered.

The Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1945, provides that the amount of the price or compensation payable by the Electricity Supply Board for land, premises, etc., acquired, or in relation to interference with or damage to land, premises, fishery or other rights, etc., shall, in default of agreement, be fixed in accordance with the provisions of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919. That Act lays down rules for the assessment of compensation and enables any interested party to refer to the arbitrator appointed under the Act any dispute in regard to compensation. The decision of the arbitrator is final and binding upon all parties concerned.

In the first instance the Electricity Supply Board assesses the amount of the loss or damage suffered but where there is disagreement with that assessment the party or parties concerned may proceed under the Act of 1919 which I have mentioned.

Does that mean that the owner of the property will be fully compensated for his property and will also be compensated for any disturbance that he may suffer?

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